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MARCIA HINES
You (Tom Snow) Australia 1977 #2 Sydney #2 Melbourne #2 Brisbane #3 Adelaide #7 Perth Single on Miracle label. Sixteen-year-old singer Marcia Hines came to Australia from the US in 1970 for Hair, stayed for Jesus Christ Superstar, and became Australia's most popular female pop star of the late 70s, voted 'Queen of Pop' for three years. She is still a TV star in Australia as a judge on Australian Idol. See also From The Inside and Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees by Marcia Hines.  Reference: Ian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of Australian Rock & Pop. Further reading: Milesago's Marcia Hines page. Marcia Hines bio at Australian Idol. Suggested by Terry Stacey.
MERRILEE RUSH
You (Tom Snow) USA 1977 On Merrilee Rush (1977), United Artists album by Seattle singer, produced by Denny Diante. Merrilee Rush And The Turnabouts had a hit in 1968 with Chip Taylor's Angel Of The Morning (#7 USA). Further reading: Album review by Joe Viglione at All Music Guide. Biography at MerrileeRush.com. Wikipedia entry on Merrilee Rush.
TOM SNOW
You (Tom Snow) USA 1975 Original version On Capitol solo album Taking It All In Stride (1975) by prolific composer whose work has often been heard on film and TV soundtracks (see his IMDb filmography). Is Somethin' Special About You, Tom Snow's 1975 single on Capitol (#4173) the same song? It's the right year, it fits the lyrics of You, and no such title appears in Tom Snow's BMI repertoire. References: Research by Terry Stacey. The Originals (The Book) by Arnold Rypens. Further reading: Tom Snow biography at R&H Theatricals. Tom Snow entry at Wikipedia. Later versions:
RITA COOLIDGE
You (Tom Snow) USA 1978 Later version On A&M album Love Me Again, also a single that charted #3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.
PEGGY LEE
You (Tom Snow) USA 1979 Later version On album Close Enough For Love (1979) on DRG label. See session details at JazzDiscography.com, and the post-Capitol discography at PeggyLee.com. Corrections or comments? Contact the writer. |